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Nov

21

Handpun Yarn From……

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Recycled Newspapers? Why not? We spin anything from anything, but this is truly unique. Apparantly, this person can get about 20 yds of yarn from a sheet of newspaper. You can read the article here:

http://greenupgrader.com/2138/handspun-recycled-newspaper-yarn/

She includes pictures (I’m assuming it’s a she, pretty sexist of me isn’t it?), and a tutorial. It’s cool! While not something I’m likely to try, it’s still worthy of mention.

Even if you choose not to recycle your nepapers in this way, please at least recycle them. You can make little pots to start plants in, or you can take them to the recycling center.

Ok, now I’m going to take you all the way from recycling newspaper into the modern technology age with a free felted “Pear” laptop bag. Don’t miss the irony of the choice of fruit on this bag. It’s from Classic Elite Yarns, and really cute! The designer is Pam Allen. You can see more Pam Allen designs on Ravelry. Since I’ll be getting a new laptop myself after the Christmas holiday, this one’s definitely on my to-do list!

http://www.classiceliteyarns.com/pdf/PearBag.pdf

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  1. Linda Lanese on November 21, 2008 1:44 pm

    I can’t believe how amazing the paper yarn is and I am impressed by the person that thought this up. The pear bag is awesome too and I may have to still it for the felting area.

  2. Lion Brand, Free Fleted Knit Patterns! · Felting @ CraftGossip on November 22, 2008 11:23 am

    [...] If you are ever looking for a free felted knit pattern try Lion Brand Yarns first.  They always have great selections of free patterns and ones you can buy and all are downloadable and there is no waiting to start your project.  With each pattern there is a guide for yarns, needles and anything else you will need for the project and you can buy everything from Lion. While you are here, drop over to our knitting editor and her post on paper yarn and a free felted “Pear” laptop bag. [...]

  3. Linda Lanese on November 22, 2008 11:23 am

    I am putting a link in my latest post to this post and I can’t believe how I spelled “steal “LOL! I sure hope you get your laptop, they are a great thing to have and you can take them along on trips and wherever :)
    http://felting.craftgossip.com/2008/11/22/lion-brand-free-fleted-knit-patterns/

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